UPSC invites online application for the 2017 recruitment of different vacancies through Civil Services along with Indian Forest Examination 2017. It is one of the most popular exam across India. The job posts are, Indian Police Service ( IPS ), Indian Foreign Service( IFS ), Indian Administrative Service (IAS ) and Indian Revenue Service ( IRS ) and many others. The examination will be conducted in 3 different phases – Preliminary, Mains and along with Personality Test (Interview). The commencing of filling and submitting online application to start from22nd Feb 2017 and ends on 17th Mar 2017. The preliminary examination is scheduled to be held on June 2017 and mains examination tentatively to be held on Oct 2017.

Location: All Across India

Official Website: upsc.gov.in

Exam Date: Prelims- June 2017 & Mains : Oct 2017

Vacancies: 1090 (980 for Civil Services and 110 for Indian Forest Services)

Age Limit: Minimum of 21 years and Maximum of 32 years ( as on 1st August 2017 )

No of Attempts you can make: 6 (for General) , 9 ( for OBC) and No Limit for SC / ST

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree from any recognized university or equivalent. Final year candidates can also apply for this provided they will have to give proof of passing before the main examination.

Paper Pattern and Selection Process:

Civil Services (CSAT 2017) Preliminary Exam Paper Pattern :

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and will carry maximum of 400 marks. This exam is only for qualifying nature, the marks obtained in the prelims will not be counted for determining the final order of merit.